bloodsuckers

myth: all bloodsuckers are vile, nasty creatures. fact: there is one exception -- the cast of the vampire saga Twilight. those bloodsuckers were surprisingly entertaining. myth: mosquitoes serve no purpose whatsoever. fact: frogs, bats, and guppies eat mosquitoes. fact: frogs, bats, and guppies could all get along just fine without them, thank you very much. myth: sara mann has an excellent memory, and remembered to warn her husband about the deluge of mosquitoes she encountered last weekend during the short walk from the soundfront house to the beach that were so bad that she and her friends resorted to wearing towels wrapped around their legs and long-sleeved shirts. fact: sara mann has a horrible memory. Super Dad chris, at the beach by himself with the kids while sara played in the state tennis tournament, realized the necessity of insect repellent a bit too late. fact: mosquitoes turned our poor, sweet, soft-skinned children into a july 4th feast. (i counted 62 bites on susanna alone. the picture below doesn't nearly do it justice.)

myth: sara has a witty, interesting way to wrap up this blog post. fact: the only words coming to sara's mind at the moment are about as vile as the mosquitoes themselves. let's just leave it at that.